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The bill cuts legal immigration. The bill’s sponsors: “That’s not the intent.”

By Tara Golshan
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It makes clear that the disagreement is on legal immigration.

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The immigration battle Donald Trump has already wonThe immigration battle Donald Trump has already won
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Legal immigration has replaced “amnesty” as the core of the debate.

By Dara Lind
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Republican senators are supporting an immigration bill based on what’s not in it.

By Tara Golshan
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Saving DREAMers is only this hard because Donald Trump has made it this hardSaving DREAMers is only this hard because Donald Trump has made it this hard
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If Republicans wanted to save DREAMers, they could.

By Ezra Klein
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How the Senate’s mysterious immigration debate will play out: an educated guess.

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Why it’s happening now, and what might happen next.

By Dara Lind
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The real immigration split in Congress isn’t on policy. It’s on urgency.The real immigration split in Congress isn’t on policy. It’s on urgency.
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With the clock ticking, there’s a flurry of activity on immigration. But is Congress really ready to buckle down?

By Dara Lind
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The Senate’s immigration debate, starting next week, is really at least 7 different debatesThe Senate’s immigration debate, starting next week, is really at least 7 different debates
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And Mitch McConnell has just wrapped the whole thing in yet another layer of confusion.

By Dara Lind
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Activists are laying off the shutdown pressureActivists are laying off the shutdown pressure
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“People saw what happens when we walk off the cliff.”

By Ella Nilsen
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Trump chief of staff: immigrants who didn’t apply for DACA were “too lazy to get off their asses”Trump chief of staff: immigrants who didn’t apply for DACA were “too lazy to get off their asses”
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And they should be grateful Trump is willing to legalize them.

By Dara Lind
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Congress should swap a DACA fix for something Republicans actually care aboutCongress should swap a DACA fix for something Republicans actually care about
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More tax cuts, anyone?

By Matthew Yglesias
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Millennials want to do something about immigration. But they don’t know what.Millennials want to do something about immigration. But they don’t know what.
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A new GenForward survey finds that millennials largely support a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers. But they hold complex — and sometimes contradictory — views on other immigration issues.

By P.R. Lockhart
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A GOP congressman just made an empty threat to have DREAMer guests arrestedA GOP congressman just made an empty threat to have DREAMer guests arrested
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No, Capitol Police likely won’t arrest DREAMers attending the address.

By Ella Nilsen
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Dozens of DREAMers will attend Trump’s State of the Union speechDozens of DREAMers will attend Trump’s State of the Union speech
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“I just want there to be some type of security.” DREAMers are hoping a DACA solution will be reached soon.

By Ella Nilsen
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“I want more than anything to just live my life”: DREAMers wrestle with being used as “hostages” in immigration debate“I want more than anything to just live my life”: DREAMers wrestle with being used as “hostages” in immigration debate
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The status quo is unbearable. So is the guilt of selling other immigrants out.

By Dara Lind
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Trump tells DACA recipients not to worry. They know better than to believe him.Trump tells DACA recipients not to worry. They know better than to believe him.
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The president doesn’t speak for his administration. The threat is real, and for many, the threat is now.

By Dara Lind
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All the times the White House changed its position on DACAAll the times the White House changed its position on DACA
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Confusion on the White House’s immigration platform is par for the course.

By Tara Golshan
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The White House is trying to force Democrats to choose between current immigrants and future onesThe White House is trying to force Democrats to choose between current immigrants and future ones
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The real reason DREAMers are at riskThe real reason DREAMers are at risk
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Spoiler: It’s not Chuck Schumer.

By Matthew Yglesias
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The Trump administration is keeping DACA on life supportThe Trump administration is keeping DACA on life support
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It could give Congress an excuse not to act. But DREAMers themselves aren’t feeling much relief.

By Dara Lind
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As long as immigration hawks have Trump’s ear, there’s no dealAs long as immigration hawks have Trump’s ear, there’s no deal
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Underlying the immigration policy fight is a fight over who’s in charge.

By Tara Golshan
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You can’t make an immigration compromise around “shithole countries.” Now everyone knows that.

By Dara Lind
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The DACA deal that Congress is still working on in spite of Trump, explainedThe DACA deal that Congress is still working on in spite of Trump, explained
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What to know about the Graham-Durbin proposal.

By Dara Lind
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Trump hints he’s given up on a DACA dealTrump hints he’s given up on a DACA deal
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And he’s blaming Democrats for it.

By Emily Stewart